Theres just one problem: its not working.
I strongly disagree,it is working as intended and planned. They have successfully created a State full of dependent voters happily living in poverty.
The poor want and need the benefits, the rich want and need the cheap labor. The Middle class, well someone has to be sacrificed.
You are correct. California is the desired socialist outcome. The party elite lives well and the dependent masses assure that the socialist Mount Olympus is always maintained. A prosperous, sizable and voting middle class is a danger that must be eliminated in California and other socialist paradises.
They want the cheap labor, but not all of them want to work.